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Linton Stephens showcases the best performances by ´óÏó´«Ã½ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

We return to the Z.E.N. Trio’s residency at last year’s Belfast International Arts Festival for a performance of Armenian composer Arno Babadjanian’s beautiful Piano Trio – a passionate piece that deserves to be better known. There’s also music by Tchaikovsky performed by two of the trio – pianist Zhang Zuo and violinist Esther Yoo – who met while members of Radio 3’s New Generation Artists Scheme and went on to form the Z.E.N. Trio with cellist and fellow New Generation Artist Narek Hakhnazaryan. And we stay in Belfast for our centrepiece at 3pm, with the Ulster Orchestra performing the Symphony No. 5 by Sibelius, whose music we are focusing on throughout the week.

1303
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz-Scherzo, Op. 34
Esther Yoo (violin)
Zhang Zuo (piano)

Arno Babadjanian
Piano Trio in F sharp minor
Z.E.N. Trio

François Couperin
La Françoise (Les Nations, Ordre No. 1 in E minor)
Rachel Podger (violin)
Rachel Brown (flute)
Reiko Ichise (viola da gamba)
Chad Kelly (harpsichord)

1400
Jennifer Higdon
Viola Concerto
Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (viola)
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)

Claude Debussy
Prelude a l’apres-midi d’une faune
´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Gergely Madaras (conductor)

Einojuhani Rautavaara
Cantus Arcticus – Concerto for Birds and Orchestra
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto (conductor)

1500 - Centrepiece
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 82
Ulster Orchestra
Chloé van Soeterstèd (conductor)

Aram Khachaturian
Sabre Dance (from Gayane)
Z.E.N. Trio

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